Introduction to ECMO and its emerging role in cardiac arrest & shock

Welcome back to ECMOvember at MarylandCCProject.org. This is a presentation that was given at the 2013 American Academy of Emergency Medicine’s Scientific Assembly on the utility of extracorporeal life support and its emerging role in the treatment of cardiac arrest & refractory cardiogenic shock. Do you know the difference between VV & VA ECLS? When should you consider initiating ECLS for the patient in shock? Is it ready for primetime? You decide!